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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. Illinois has just had forty-eight hours' heavy rain. The garrison of Belfort continues a vigorous defense. The German advance on Havre has turned aside. Senator Cattell, of New Jersey, de-lines de-lines re-election. A thousand German prisoners have reached Tours. News from New York says the St. Crispins' strike continues. The German losses in the Loire battles exceed 7,000. Boston has elected a Democratic mayor by 2000 majority. The French have captured a detach-ment'of detach-ment'of Germans with artillery at Ham. An attack was made from Paris, in force, on Friday last, but was repulsed. Excitement in Belgium, on Bismarck's Bis-marck's thrpatJl -asftin&t -Luxembourg, runs high. The French, in the recent battles at Paris, lost G,7S0 men, in killed, wounded wound-ed and prisoners. The rumor of au armistice between the French and Germans is now said to be utterly unfounded. New levies of the landwehrare called for in Prussia, destined for the reserves and to strengthen the army. TheW. U. Telegraph Company is negotiating with the London Cable Construction Company to lay another ocean cable between England and America. The battles on the 7th and 8th, between be-tween the French under Chauzy and Prince Frederick Charles were terribly severe, the French retreating inoh by inch. Secretary Delano declines the request re-quest of Mayor Hal, of New York, that in retaking the census of that city, eaeh deputy marshal may be accompanied accom-panied by a uniformed policeman. The Duke of Mecklenburg reports a evere battle at Beaugency, where the French were reinforced. The dispatch is indefinite, but indicates a decisive German victory. A French general, who has reached Lille from Paris by balloon, says the French were victorious on the 30th ult. and 2nd inst; and that the Germans Ger-mans lost 15,000 men and six guar. The object of his journey was to insure the co-operation of all the French armies. |